For the third message in our Advent series on Hope, we spend one day in the company of Jesus and watch him as he calms a storm, confronts demons, heals a woman in a crowd and restsores life to a little girl who had died. Watching Jesus bring hope where otherwise there was none.

The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine

The second message in our Advent series on Hope looks at the plight of 2 women in apparently hopeless situations. The first a widow caught up in a severe famine and the second, a young girl who finds herself pregnant before her marriage. Both semingly impossible situations but both filled with a message of hope.

There's hope for the hopeless, And all those who've strayedCome sit at the table, Come taste the graceThere's rest for the weary, Rest that enduresEarth has no sorrow, That heaven can't cure

(David Crowder)

The Bible Project video on hope referenced in today's message can be found here

Our theme for Advent 2017 is Hope and it is a great to be able to welcome back Mark to give the first message for this Advent season.

The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!”